Krishna
Krishna was a Messenger of God. His Message was the Message
of love. He was born in a prison. This was a sign for us to know that all of us are born in the prison of self, the prison of this world. Krishna
miraculously escaped from prison. If we try to be good, if we try to be godly, we too can escape from the prison of self.
Krishna, like all the other Manifestations of God, was
confronted with the forces of
evil. He fought against evil
and became victorious. No matter how powerful evil might be, the power of truth
is always victorious.
Krishna became the king of Dwarka - which means the small
Gate. He was the gate of the knowledge of God
Himself. His teachings were for the good of man. But alas! man has rejected them.
Krishna was sad that
the people would not understand Him. He complained that people did not believe in
Him because He came in human form. They had their own fancies about God and His
Manifestation. Therefore, when Krishna claimed that He manifested God, the
people rejected Him. This is what Krishna says in the Gita:
"The deluded despise Me clad in human body not knowing
MY high nature as Lord of all existence."
(Gita, IX, II)
Even His beloved
disciple Arjuna could not understand the Divine Power in Krishna. Arjuna
could not believe that the temple of man
might become the seat of the Divine Being. They say that Krishna had to
transfigure Himself into the Divine Form so that Arjuna could see His power and believe in Him. This means that Krishna helped
Arjuna to understand His spiritual majesty and grandeur before Arjuna would
find faith in the Lord.
